The 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs turned out to be hockey's version of a hot dog factory: You don't want to see how it's made, but the final product is pretty good.
A two-month odyssey that began with a sweep of the historic Lightning, one of three of the NHL's top five seeds upset in the first round, enters its final stage with the start of the Stanley Cup Final: A series pitting the Bruins, an Orginal Six franchise seeking its seventh title, against the hard-luck Blues, who last played for a championship in 1970.
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St. Louis' journey defies most logic considering it occupied last place in the entire NHL as recently as Jan. 3. The stunning turnaround, driven by a talented roster and the play of rookie goaltender Jordan Bennington, will become a thing of sports legend should the Blue hoist the Stanley Cup for the first time in the franchise's 50-plus year history.
Boston, meanwhile, seeks a second Cup this decade as the city continues to corner the market on sports championships.
To keep tabs on this year's Stanely Cup Final, here's a full series TV schedule along with live scores and results from every game.
Stanley Cup Final 2019: Live score for Bruins vs. Blues
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Bruins vs. Blues series TV schedule
- TV: NBC, NBCSN, SN, CNBC, TVA
- Stream: NBC Sports Live | fuboTV (free trial)
- Live scores: SN Scoreboard
The 2019 NHL playoffs will be broadcast across NBC's family of networks in the United States. Five games will be on NBC while Games 2 and 3 will be on NBCSN. In Canada, all games will be on Sportsnet, CBC and TVA (French).
The primary outlet for live-streaming 2019 NHL playoff games is NBC Sports Live, available on desktop and by downloading the mobile app. You can also stream games live by signing up for fuboTV, which offers a free seven-day trial.
Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury and Pierre McGuire are NBC's lead broadcast team for the NHL playoffs.
| Date | Matchup | Time (TV channel) |
| May 27 | Bruins 4, Blues 2 | BOS leads series 1-0 |
| May 29 | Blues 3, Bruins 2 (OT) | Series tied 1-1 |
| June 1 | Bruins 7, Blues 2 | BOS leads series 2-1 |
| June 3 | Blues 4, Bruins 2 | Series tied 2-2 |
| June 6 | Blues 2, Bruins 1 | STL leads series 3-2 |
| June 9 | Bruins 5, Blues 1 | Series tied 3-3 |
| June 12 | Blues 4, Bruins 1 | STL wins series 4-3 |
2019 NHL playoffs bracket, results
Western Conference finals
San Jose Sharks vs. St. Louis Blues
| Date | Matchup | Time (TV channel) |
| May 11 | Sharks 6, Blues 3 | SJS leads series 1-0 |
| May 13 | Blues 4, Sharks 2 | Series tied 1-1 |
| May 15 | Sharks 5, Blues 4 (OT) | SJS leads series 2-1 |
| May 17 | Blues 2, Sharks 1 | Series tied 2-2 |
| May 19 | Blues 5, Sharks 0 | STL leads series 3-2 |
| May 21 | Blues 5, Sharks 1 | STL wins series 4-2 |
Eastern Conference finals
Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes
| Date | Matchup | Time (TV channel) |
| May 9 | Bruins 5, Hurricanes 2 | BOS leads series 1-0 |
| May 12 | Bruins 6, Hurricanes 2 | BOS leads series 2-0 |
| May 14 | Bruins 2, Hurricanes 1 | BOS leads series 3-0 |
| May 16 | Bruins 4, Hurricanes 0 | BOS wins series 4-0 |
Round 2
Eastern Conference
Boston Bruins (A2) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (WC2)
| Date | Matchup | Time (TV channel) |
| April 25 | Bruins 3, Blue Jackets 2 | BOS leads series 1-0 |
| April 27 | Blue Jackets 3, Bruins 2 (2OT) | Series tied 1-1 |
| April 30 | Blue Jackets 2, Bruins 1 | CBJ leads series 2-1 |
| May 2 | Bruins 4, Blue Jackets 1 | Series tied 2-2 |
| May 4 | Bruins 4, Blue Jackets 3 | BOS leads series 3-2 |
| May 6 | Bruins 3, Blue Jackets 0 | BOS wins series 4-2 |
New York Islanders (M2) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (WC1)
| Date | Matchup | Time (TV channel) |
| April 26 | Hurricanes 1, Islanders 0 (OT) | CAR leads series 1-0 |
| April 28 | Hurricanes 2, Islanders 1 | CAR leads series 2-0 |
| May 1 | Hurricanes 5, Islanders 2 | CAR leads series 3-0 |
| May 3 | Hurricanes 5, Islanders 2 | CAR wins series 4-0 |
Western Conference
San Jose Sharks (P2) vs. Colorado Avalanche (WC2)
| Date | Matchup | Time (TV channel) |
| April 26 | Sharks 5, Avalanche 2 | SJS leads series 1-0 |
| April 28 | Avalanche 4, Sharks 3 | Series tied 1-1 |
| April 30 | Sharks 4, Avalanche 2 | SJS leads series 2-1 |
| May 2 | Avalanche 3, Sharks 0 | Series tied 2-2 |
| May 4 | Sharks 2, Avalanche 1 | SJS leads series 3-2 |
| May 6 | Avalanche 4, Sharks 3 | Series tied 3-3 |
| May 8 | Sharks 3, Avalanche 2 | SJS wins series 4-3 |
*If necessary
St. Louis Blues (C3) vs. Dallas Stars (WC1)
| Date | Matchup | Time (TV channel) |
| April 25 | Blues 3, Stars 2 | STL leads series 1-0 |
| April 27 | Stars 4, Blues 2 | Series tied 1-1 |
| April 29 | Blues 4, Stars 3 | STL leads series 2-1 |
| May 1 | Stars 4, Blues 2 | Series tied 2-2 |
| May 3 | Stars 2, Blues 1 | DAL leads series 3-2 |
| May 5 | Blues 4, Stars 1 | Series tied 3-3 |
| May 7 | Blues 2, Stars 1 (2OT) | STL wins series 4-3 |
Round 1
Eastern Conference
Tampa Bay Lightning (A1) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (WC2)
| Date | Matchup | Time (TV channel) |
| April 10 | Blue Jackets 4, Lightning 3 | CBJ leads series 1-0 |
| April 12 | Blue Jackets 5, Lightning 1 | CBJ leads series 2-0 |
| April 14 | Blue Jackets 3, Lightning 1 | CBJ leads series 3-0 |
| April 16 | Blue Jackets 7, Lightning 3 | CBJ wins series 4-0 |
Boston Bruins (A2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (A3)
| Date | Matchup | Time (TV channel) |
| April 11 | Maple Leafs 4, Bruins 1 | TOR leads series 1-0 |
| April 13 | Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 1 | Series tied 1-1 |
| April 15 | Maple Leafs 3, Bruins 2 | TOR leads series 2-1 |
| April 17 | Bruins 6, Maple Leafs 4 | Series tied 2-2 |
| April 19 | Maple Leafs 2, Bruins 1 | TOR leads series 3-2 |
| April 21 | Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 2 | Series 3-3 |
| April 23 | Bruins 5, Maple Leafs 1 | BOS wins series 4-3 |
(*if necessary)
Washington Capitals (M1) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (WC1)
| Date | Matchup | Time (TV channel) |
| April 11 | Capitals 4, Hurricanes 2 | WSH leads series 1-0 |
| April 13 | Capitals 4, Hurricanes 3 (OT) | WSH leads series 2-0 |
| April 15 | Hurricanes 5, Capitals 0 | WSH leads series 2-1 |
| April 18 | Hurricanes 2, Capitals 1 | Series tied 2-2 |
| April 20 | Capitals 6, Hurricanes 0 | WSH leads series 3-2 |
| April 22 | Hurricanes 5, Capitals 2 | Series tied 3-3 |
| April 24 | Hurricanes 4, Capitals 3 (2OT) | CAR wins series 4-3 |
(*if necessary)
New York Islanders (M2) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (M3)
| Date | Matchup | Time (TV channel) |
| April 10 | Islanders 4, Penguins 3 (OT) | NYI leads series 1-0 |
| April 12 | Islanders 3, Penguins 1 | NYI leads series 2-0 |
| April 14 | Islanders 4, Penguins 1 | NYI leads series 3-0 |
| April 16 | Islanders 3, Penguins 1 | NYI wins series 4-0 |
Western Conference
Calgary Flames (P1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (WC2)
| Date | Matchup | Time (TV channel) |
| April 11 | Flames 4, Avalanche 0 | CGY leads series 1-0 |
| April 13 | Avalanche 3, Flames 2 (OT) | Series tied 1-1 |
| April 15 | Avalanche 6, Flames 2 | COL leads series 2-1 |
| April 17 | Avalanche 3, Flames 2 (OT) | COL leads series 3-1 |
| April 19 | Avalanche 5, Flames 1 | COL wins series 4-1 |
(*if necessary)
San Jose Sharks (P2) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (P3)
| Date | Matchup | Time (TV channel) |
| April 10 | Sharks 5, Golden Knights 2 | SJS leads series 1-0 |
| April 12 | Golden Knights 5, Sharks 3 | Series tied 1-1 |
| April 14 | Golden Knights 6, Sharks 3 | VGK leads series 2-1 |
| April 16 | Golden Knights 5, Sharks 0 | VGK leads series 3-1 |
| April 18 | Sharks 5, Golden Knights 2 | VGK leads series 3-2 |
| April 21 | Sharks 2, Golden Knights 1 | Series tied 3-3 |
| April 23 | Sharks 5, Golden Knights 4 (OT) | SJS wins series 4-3 |
(*if necessary)
Nashville Predators (C1) vs. Dallas Stars (WC1)
| Date | Matchup | Time (TV channel) |
| April 10 | Stars 3, Predators 2 | DAL leads series 1-0 |
| April 13 | Predators 2, Stars 1 (OT) | Series tied 1-1 |
| April 15 | Predators 3, Stars 2 | NSH leads series 2-1 |
| April 17 | Stars 5, Predators 1 | Series tied 2-2 |
| April 20 | Stars 5, Predators 3 | DAL leads series 3-2 |
| April 22 | Stars 2, Predators 1 | DAL wins series 4-2 |
(*if necessary)
Winnipeg Jets (C2) vs. St. Louis Blues (C3)
| Date | Matchup | Time (TV channel) |
| April 10 | Blues 2, Jets 1 | STL leads series 1-0 |
| April 12 | Blues 4, Jets 3 | STL leads series 2-0 |
| April 14 | Jets 6, Blues 3 | STL leads series 2-1 |
| April 16 | Jets 2, Blues 1 (OT) | Series tied 2-2 |
| April 18 | Blues 3, Jets 2 | STL leads series 3-2 |
| April 20 | Blues 3, Jets 2 | STL wins series 4-2 |